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A History of the County of Shropshire
… p. 284. Growth of Settlement, p. 285. Social and Cultural Activities, p. 289. Manor and Other Estates, p. 290. Economic History, p. 291. Local … coal seams are overlain by the carboniferous sandstones, marl, and mudstones of the Hadley and Coalport formations. 68 …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Brictric's estate at that time. 8 In 1297 50 a. of arable and small acreages of pasture and meadow were recorded on the manorial demesne, 9 which was … tenants on Brictric's estate in 1086 included 16 villani and 12 bordars working 16 ploughs, and a burgage at …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… of Worcester, obtained a lease of two-thirds of the Grange and defended apparently with success an action by the … as an alms-house in 1501. 19 It was pulled down c. 1818 and replaced by a range of five dwellings for five poor … to Col. P. S. Marling in 1904, 21 who conveyed it and neighbouring land for the enlargement of the graveyard. …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… lords of Alvington manor, it was determined between 1146 and 1169 that Tintern should receive all parish dues from Woolaston, Aluredston, and Alvington except tithes of the demesne of Alvington, and that in return the abbey should serve the chapel of …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… at Aluredston. Three demesne servants were employed, and 22 boonworks at haymaking and 102 boonworks at harvest were worked; in addition, … of Striguil. The livestock usually consisted of eight oxen and two other draught animals, and wheat, barley, peas, and …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… a parish of scattered hamlets lying midway between Lydney and Chepstow. Roughly rectangular in shape, it rises from the … the parish, comprising 3,303 a. excluding river foreshore and tidal water. 1 The area included Madgett, a detached … The meadow land south-east of the road is on the Keuper Marl. 13 There are numerous springs and wells in the upper …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Woolaston Manor and other estates MANOR AND OTHER ESTATES. Before the Conquest Brictric son of Algar … the manor of Woolaston, an action confirmed by his nephew and heir Gilbert Strongbow, Earl of Pembroke (d. c. 1148) and …
A History of the County of Somerset
… rectangular in shape measuring 3 km. from north to south and 2.5 km. from east to west. Its northern and eastern … southwest corner on Rhaetic beds of limestone, shale, and marl. 11 COMMUNICATIONS A north - south road, by 1650 named … with Cossington in 1330, the latter implying the use of marl. 3 Bond tenants on the Columbers estate were responsible …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… to St. Mary, existed here in the time of Henry I., and was united in the reign of Edward III. to the convent of Our Lady St. Mary and St. Michael, at Stamford-Baron. Wootton (St. Mary) … 302 common. The soil is gravel, interspersed with clay and marl; the surface is undulated. The living is a discharged …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a city, a county of itself, having exclusive jurisdiction, and the head of a union, locally in the county of Worcester, of which it is the capital, Worcester and W. divisions of the county, 111 miles (N. W. by W.) from … of the Avon navigation. Brick-clay, gravel, sand, and marl, exist in numerous places. The most remarkable fossil …